Dr Claire Taylor of the Dept of History, one of the scholars belonging to that department’s Heresy Network, introduces the notion of heresy, heretics and dissent as a phenomenon that historians study as a window on societies and their relationship to notions and centres of authority – and the problems inherent in any attempt to define ‘heresy.’ She also reflects on what our current fascination with heresy may say about contemporary society. Other videos that you may find useful; Why Study Heresy in the Later Middle Ages with Rob Lutton https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ky4jIVQ2_9M Why Study Lollardy with Rob Lutton https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvNUEaP3kAA Why Study Popular Religion in the Middle Ages with Rob Lutton https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yoZlz-ruOg